Saturday 27 April 2013 01.00 EDT
First published on Saturday 27 April 2013 01.00 EDT

Reginald D Hunter In The Midst Of Crackers, Cheltenham & Bournemouth

As you should be able to tell from the title alone (if you're not au fait with the vernacular, "cracker" is a thoroughly derogatory term for white people), Reginald D Hunter is willing to tackle sensitive issues head-on. Actually, this time he's shown a degree of (relative) restraint: three of his previous shows have used the N-word in the title. Born in Albany, Georgia, in America's south, Hunter brings an unfamiliar perspective to UK audiences, offering comedy rich in original theories and bold statements about the problems of contemporary society, all the while studding his philosophising with big laughs. Oddly enough, you never get the feeling you're being preached at in the way of similarly didactic stand-ups. Hunter's naturally soft and low-key manner disguises the passion of his beliefs and the often raw language with which he expresses them. This extensive tour is likely to play to packed houses; get in while you can.

Lee Nelson, On tour

If you're familiar with Simon Brodkin's name, it should be because of his character Lee Nelson. However, his arrest after running on to the pitch at last month's Everton-Man City match dressed as dense footballer Jason Bent did as much to raise his profile. Such behaviour might make Brodkin seem like the worst kind of prankster but it doesn't reflect the high levels of craft in his work. He spent years workshopping Nelson on London's pub circuit, endlessly refining the character to make him a fully rounded personality rather than a cheap chav stereotype. Nelson has now racked up three successful series on BBC3 but is still best experienced onstage, where you get to see his wild and gentle sides. This tour also features other Brodkin creations, including the aforementioned Bent and pervy surgeon Dr Bob.

Bush Hall Presents: Adam Buxton, London

Adam Buxton's CV reads like the stuff he used to get up to as half of 90s pop-culture magpies Adam & Joe: a bunch of disconnected sillinesses where you have no idea what's coming next. In the past decade he's DJed on BBC 6 Music; performed an Edinburgh fringe show in the guise of a bearded eastern European cartoonist; starred in the quite inexplicably bad BBC2 sitcom flop The Persuasionists; and curated BUG, a celebration of the weirdest, funniest and most downright compelling videos available online. This week he's behind the mic as the headline act at an intriguing night of experimental audiovisual comedy. He's accompanied by avant garde-ist Simon Munnery (now rejoicing in his self-declared status as a "fylm-makker") and ultra-interactive Edinburgh comedy award-winner Adam Riches.